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The polls are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the future of democracy, like it or not, hinges on one thing – VIBES. Vibes Only is here to check the vibes of American politics and break down the need-to-know news of the week. And while one of the two major parties in the country has overwhelmingly embraced a right-wing movement whose whole vibe is undermining democracy and social progress, it’s clear we need voices that can meet voters where they are and clearly and effectively call that BS out for what it is.Co-host Brian Derrick has earned a reputation for his ability to break down political news and define the stakes to his sizable and dedicated social media audience. Co-host Glennis Meagher is a digital media savant who has built platforms to encourage millennials and gen z to engage with politics, some for the first time. Even when the news of the week could easily kill the vibe, Brian and Glennis are like those needed friends that have the unique ability to keep it real AND pull us out of a doom spiral.New episodes of Vibes Only are available on Wednesdays wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Hottest Club in NY is… the Manhattan Courthouse
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No pollsters. No media pundits "running around with their hair on fire." Just vibes. And the vibes this week:
A new Times/Siena poll dropped this week that, again, showed Trump leading in 5 of 6 key swing states. We talk about the media discourse since it dropped. Michael Cohen testified this week in the case involving Trump paying off Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal off in exchange for their silence in order to protect his 2016 campaign. Glennis and Brian preview a new podcast from COURIER called Grave Injustice. To understand the right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court and the cases that the Court is about to deliver rulings on... find, follow and listen to Grave Injustice on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!And Trump made some big promises to oil execs and asked them for $1 billion in order to deliver.Thanks for listening this week. Email us at vibes@couriernewroom.com or send us a text to let us know what is on your mind!
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Minority Rule
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This week, Brian and Glennis are joined by Ari Berman to talk about his new book, Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight to Resist It. Ari lays out how our entire system of government, from its founding, was designed to benefit a select few (white, land-owning men). They also talk about how Donald Trump has exploited that system and the stakes of this year's election.
Brian and Glennis kick off the episode with an update on how MTG and company are trying to make nice with Speaker Mike John son for their dear leader, DJT's sake.
They play an IT'S GIVING, pull up their GROUP CHAT, and leave you with a GOOD VIBE!
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Will Gen Z Save Us (and Themselves)?
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This week, we are pleased to be joined by NextGen America president, Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, for a vibe check on the youth vote. Cristina tells us where we are and how Democrats need to message to hold and strengthen turnout and enthusiasm for Gen Z and Millennial voters.
Brian and Glennis also discuss the Time Magazine article that used interviews with Trump and some of his closest allies to outline the dystopia that a second Trump term would bring.
In the GROUP CHAT this week - Kristi Noem, puppy killer + Drew Barrymore gets up close and personal with VP "Mamala" Harris.
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Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Legal Hot Water (This Week)
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Not a judge or a jury. Not fake electors. Nope. The ‘24 election and the fate of democracy hinges on… say it with us… Vibes. The vibes this week:
Joe Biden signed a foreign aid bill into which also included a forced sale of TikTok.
Donald Trump faced a litany of legal battles including the 2016 Election Interference (hush money) trial which is underway, a hearing on whether he is in contempt of the court for violating his gag order, and he (and his cronies - Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani) were named un-indicted conspirators in TWO State's false elector's plots (MI and AZ). In addition to ALL OF THAT, SCOTUS heard his "immunity" claim.
Speaking of SCOTUS, they also heard a case to decide whether women could receive (and doctors could give) an abortion in case of EMERGENCY in state's with bans.
Finally, we discuss two prominent, legacy GOP politicians who took the same information about Donald Trump and his attempts to steal the 2020 election, and even arrived at the same conclusions, but made two very different choices for how to handle the upcoming 2024 presidential election. That's Bill Barr and Liz Cheney.
Listen for all that, a round of IT'S GIVING, a stop in our GROUP CHAT, and a GOOD VIBE to say goodbye on.
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Drowsy Don on Trial
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This week on Vibes Only: History is made as Trump becomes the first President in US history to stand criminal trial for falsifying business records to reimburse his former “fixer,” Michael Cohen, for paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in October 2016 to stay quiet about an alleged affair with Trump (while BTW, Melania was at home with their new-born son). Brian and Glennis discuss the sleepy start to the trial.
Camaron Stevenson, Founding Editor and Chief Political Correspondent for The Copper Courier, joins to take a deeper look into the Arizona Supreme Court decision that enacted a no exceptions abortion ban from 1864.
Next, the gang talks about the latest in the MAGA Mike Speaker saga involving MAGA Marjorie, and Trump himself.
Further reading:
What to know about abortion in Arizona under the near-total 1864 banBiden administration expands background checks for gun sales
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Bracing for an “Extremely Online” Election with Taylor Lorenz
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This week, we are pleased to be joined by Taylor Lorenz. Taylor covers technology and social media for the Washington Post. She is the author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence and Power on the Internet, and she hosts a new podcast, Power User. Before our vibe check with Taylor on the TikTok legislation, how social media shapes the vibes of politics, and all things online - we dive into Trump’s “new” statement on his position on abortion, and the RFK Jr. staffer who said the quiet part out loud.
Stick around after our chat with Taylor for an IT’S GIVING, our GROUP CHAT, and a good vibe on student debt.
Further reading:
AXIOS: New effort to "inoculate" U.S. voters against AI misinformation
NYT: China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms
Taylor’s column in the Washington Post: Meet the 25-year-old who TikToked his way onto RFK’s campaign team
CNBC: 25 million student loan borrowers could see their balances shrink under Biden’s new forgiveness plan
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